a celebration of l.o.v.e.

on sunday we celebrated the one year wedding anniversary of paris's sister. like everyone says all the time, but i can't believe a whole year has gone by! i look back at my blog post from the wedding and its kind of funny to see my posts from a year ago. not to mention just how much we have been through and done since a year ago! 

the celebration this weekend was a surprise from paris's sister to her husband. she organized a small party of family members and decorated the table exactly as the wedding was from the chairs to the flower arrangements. she even ordered the top layer of the same cake! so cute and what an undertaking.

let's hope i can come up with something as cute for my first wedding anniversary ;)

puppy playdate

a family friend brought over his very new very little poodle puppy this weekend. this little girl was the sweetest thing and i thought it would be a good idea to introduce rocco to another dog that is similar to his size. we have tried to have rocco play with his sister who is clearly the same type of dog, same size, same blood! but he usually wants no part in it.

when i brought this little girl in rocco immediately went to the furthest nook in the couch he could find. i did my best to bring the two closer together but rocco just fled every single time while the little puppy dozed off. the closest of interaction i noticed was rocco sneakily going over to get a whiff of the new stuffed animal he saw but quickly retreating when that stuffed animal moved its head.

what's a momma to do with her overly antisocial pup??

dear february in costa rica

dear february in costa rica: you sure are hot. too hot. the thought of wearing my uniform to work on monday makes me want to crawl into a refrigerator. dear spanish bank: i am through with you and good riddance! you gave me such a headache last week and i am happy to be done with you and the rude people that work for you. dear brother and laura: less than three months away until your wedding! i am getting so excited to be there and celebrate your big day together. dear weekend: i hope there are many opportunities for me to take pictures with my camera. yesterday i was given just a little bit of time before the sun went down and it made me want to take even more. 

happy weekend everyone.

working girl once again

i have been a little absent from the blogging world this week and maybe this picture will give you a hint as to why... i am back at work! my school year has finally started again after a very nice, very long, and very wonderful summer vacation ;)

this week at school i have been meeting most of my students' parents, getting all of their books ready, organizing and decorating the classrooms, and getting my lesson plans ready to go. this year i have 5 classes. 5 different classes of students! going from just 2 classes last year, to 5 this year is a ginormous jump. like ... i'm s.l.i.g.h.t.l.y. overwhelmed, but i received some really great feedback at the end of last year that made me more confident to start this new challenge. it was also so heartwarming to see some of my students' parents from last year and have them tell me that they were so happy to see that i will be one of the english teachers for their children again this year. it really made me smile and think about how happy i am to be back at the same school for a second year. 

my dog is a model

dear rocco: how did you get to be so cute?? i could take pictures of you all day long .. and sometimes i do. thanks for being such a good sport. although it seems like you love it. dear work: i start again tomorrow! i'm pretty excited to be going something every day again. as much as i love being on vacation, too much vacation has been making go a little stir crazy. dear self: it may be best to remember that free hair cuts are not always best. yes they are free .. but they also lead to much shorter hair than you might have wanted. dear account debacle: i don't like you. please get fixed tomorrow.

happy weekend everyone!